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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Johnny Angel" data-source="post: 4891442" data-attributes="member: 13334">I work on the Pathfinder version of sCoreGen, the distribution site of which was listed above at <a href="http://chargen.motime.com/" target="_blank">The RPG Engine</a>.  I am a big enthusiast of character generators and other computer aids for roleplaying games.  You may remember me from my Star*Forge and SavageForge chargens, which have helped nearly a dozen people over the years.  sCoreGen is intended as a core that can be adapted to any of the d20 sub-systems, though only version so far produced is the one for Pathfinder RPG.  It's been around since Alpha 3 (really, Alpha 2, but they went Alpha 3 just as I was ready to release).sCoreGen is designed for these specific advantages:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Customizability is the primary design principle.  It still requires some familiarity with Excel, but I strive to make it as easy as possible to figure out what's going on, and I have been very happy to see that a number of users crack the thing open and figure out how to add their own content.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It generates stat blocks in multiple formats, including ones compatible with the markup used in BBSes and Wikis.  I myself find this extremely handy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It can be set to metric units.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The core could be stripped of content and used as a foundation for any d20-compatible chargen.</li> </ul>I am a little heartbroken that the clever people working on HeroForge do not intend to make a Pathfinder RPG version of their Excel sheet.  PFRPG compatability is being saved for their commercial non-Excel version, because it is bankable after all.  sCoreGen was never meant to be a substitute for HeroForge.  It was meant to be a smaller, more mod-friendly option.  I assumed HeroForge would bring their comprehensive implementation of WotC 3.5 materials to bear on the Pathfinder RPG.  Hopefully, the commercial version will live up to this legacy, but if a commercial options suited your needs, you wouldn't go mucking with fan-made spreadsheets.I would be interested, if anyone knows, how other chargens intend to handle integrating backwards-compatability.  There has to be some level of interpretation involved, and who has the authority to make those decisions?Also, as a side question, once I've gotten Pathfinder-sCoreGen up to Core Rules standards, how are people fixed for a Modern20 chargen?</blockquote>

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